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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
5
The Chinese in Boston hold a funeral for a prominent member marked by rival society parades, dense floral displays, and chanting. A hearse leads a procession as paper prayers are scattered, casket rituals include placing money in the deceased’s hands, flags are waved, and a night of feasting follows the burial.
Des Moines resident James Craig earned $84.06 from Jasper County for gophers captured since July 1 1934. He reports 512 gophers in two weeks yielding $46.71 at 9 cents each. Craig operated in Poweshiek township near Colfax with thirty one traps, trapping daily forty to forty five gophers and boarding with farmers.
A group led by L Stegeman and wife returned from Miller South Dakota noting a delightful trip. Reported are bountiful crops fertile soil good water wells and growing interest among monied settlers. Purchases include D Gaass 160 acres partly improved 160 acres and Adam Py Van Ninwegen 300 acres with substantial crop prospects. Trainloads passed 150 per 49 40 and 60 bushels of oats valued at about 4 dollars.
Odd ball remarks aside, Pella beats Brownies 10 to 1 with solid support from Bloem on the mound and steady fielding. A misplay at the end caused confusion as two outs were recorded and a Brownie scampered home, but the result stood as Pella’s ten run advantage reflected their improved play.
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Ver Steeg on Saturday August 24. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. A Vandermeide on Friday August 23. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Schippers on Friday August 23. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. T Kaldenberg on Thursday August 22.
Mayor Vanderzyl proclaims a September 23, 1997 special election in Pella Iowa to decide on granting a twenty year franchise to the Pella Electric Light Power and Heating Company. Voters will choose yes or no at eight to seven pm, with polls staffed as in the last city election.
The commentary notes unfinished items and regrets, praising Austria for cut grass and rock crystal displays and Japan for superb crockery and teak carvings. Italian exhibitors show marble busts while many figures are duplicated for sale. The Manuf and Liberal Arts building gets praise, the educational building holds school-work interest, with drawing and carving as highlights. A fine reproduction of Garfield’s first school is featured.
Thousands visit the Virginia Exposition where infantry and cavalry drill on parade grounds. The life saving drills amuse while a Mexican band plays Columbia then Dixie to loud applause. The Warpath attractions include a Mor tinic and Monitor battle mockup amid a controversial lecturer’s note on indecisive victory.
City schools open Monday September sixth 1907. Children ages seven to fourteen must attend sixteen weeks starting at opening. Ages five entering by Jan 1 1908 may enter kindergarten. Kindergarten sessions in Webster forenoon Lincoln afternoon. Sixth grade to Lincoln, eighth to Webster. Summer study pupils may take advancement exam at Webster at 9 am Sept 5. Citizens invited to Webster Friday Sept 6. Teachers meeting Sept 7 at 3 pm. F M Frohn Supt.
Des Moines Iowa reports show average daily temperature 3 to 4 degrees below normal with sunshine above average. Week featured dry fair cool weather in most of the state, light to heavy showers in the north, good farm work conditions, progress in stacking and threshing small grain, and initial fall plowing. Oats, winter and spring wheat and barley yield fair. corn growth strong. Pratty Sprutt of Jacksonylllg noted for something unclear.
An informal farewell for Prof J A Lapham and family was held at the Baptist church in Osage on Monday evening. Many friends attended to wish them Godspeed to their new home in Pella. Church members recalled thirty years of service and connection. A library table was presented, and Berger Lybarger orchestra provided an excellent music program before light refreshments.
A purportative illness named morbus sabaticus or Sunday sickness is described. It strikes suddenly on Sundays among churchgoers with no Saturday symptoms, forcing absence from services, then eases after dinner and returns next Sunday. The piece notes patients resume work Monday with no further attacks until the next Sunday.
A mobile exhibit car will present free lectures on agriculture and horticulture at 10:08 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The car will be opened after the lectures for viewing. Free bulletins on grains grasses and farm products will be distributed. All farmers are urged to attend.
Sunday on the farm depicts a peaceful Iowa homestead with a gray-haired couple, grown children, and a clan relaxing in shade. Birds, a dog, and a hammock frame a quiet afternoon as neighbors gather for baseball, church visits, and family prayers after the week’s toil.
Citizens familiar with the magazine Our Hope will hear that editor A C Gaebelein will deliver a series of addresses on religious and prophetic subjects next week. Meetings are set for the Fourth Reformed Church in September.
A search warrant led to the recovery of goods and the arrest of two young men in Madison township. They were brought to the city, arraigned before Esquire Bacon, pled guilty, and released on a $5 fine plus costs, with their father settling the matter.
Des Moines events list the Reunion 33d Town in Pella from October 10 to 12 along with Newton Fair September 9 to 12 New Sharon Fair September 17 to 20 and Pella Fair September 25 to 27.
An all ages group at Coal Ridge honored W E Bruce, longtime Sunday School superintendent and church janitor, on his 238th birthday with ice cream and refreshments. His dish held nineteen dollars in silver, followed by a teacher's Bible as a further token, guests staying until about midnight.
Slander wounds many hearts and ruins lives through careless words. The piece condemns a merciless group of rumor mongers who spread vile reports, ruining honest futures and causing anguish, especially for young women, as listeners eagerly repeat such tales.
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